LILITZ — The conditions could not have been better for the players in the Pennsylvania Women’s Golf Association (PSWGA) 2014 Championship at Bent Creek Country Club in Lilitz And nobody liked the conditions better than Isabella DiLisio.

After finishing tied for second in Monday’s stroke play event with a score of 73, Hatfield native DiLisio — a senior at Mount St. Joseph’s Academy — proceeded to match play and the round of 16 on Tuesday.

After blowing by Danielle Proctor by 4 and 3 in round one, DiLisio would go on to the quarterfinals to defeat Mia Kness 3 and 2 on Wednesday. By the semifinal round, DiLisio was being referred to as “Buzzsaw,” defeating Aislynn Merling 5 and 3 to make it to the finals.

“I wasn’t too nervous, just excited to be playing in the final round,” said an excited DiLisio. “I was finally putting better and rolling some more putts in … Something I have been struggling with all summer.”

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On the other side of the bracket, Allison Weaver, a Lilitz native, and Shannon Gramley played through a grueling 20-hole match. Weaver would ultimately advance to face DiLisio in the finals. During the final round of play, DiLisio was determined the winner early on in the match, as her dominance continued with a 6 and 5 win over Weaver.

“It’s a great win towards the end of the summer season,” said DiLisio, a former champion in the Montgomery County Amateur Junior and Women’s divisions.

“I am honored to now have my name on the same trophy as so many other great players.”

DiLisio, who will begin her senior year at the Mount, emerged atop a field that included many older and more experienced players.

After her high school career is concluded, DiLisio already has accepted a golf scholarship to attend the University of Notre Dame.